Retomando compromisos internacionales y regionales previos, en enero de 2024 se aprobó la Declaración de Santiago en la Reunión Extraordinaria de Ministras y Ministros de Educación de América Latina y el Caribe (UNESCO Santiago, 2024). En esta, se encargó al Comité Directivo Regional del ODS4 el establecimiento de un Grupo de Trabajo ad-hoc para que elaborara una propuesta preliminar sobre financiamiento inclusivo y eficaz con el fin de complementar el Marco de Referencia Regional sobre políticas públicas de reactivación, recuperación y transformación educativa. Este Grupo de Trabajo está form…
Resuming previous international and regional commitments, in January 2024 the Declaration of Santiago was approved at the Extraordinary Meeting of Ministers of Education of Latin America and the Caribbean (UNESCO Santiago, 2024). In this, the SDG4 Regional Steering Committee was tasked with establishing an ad-hoc Working Group to develop a preliminary proposal on inclusive and effective financing to complement the Regional Reference Framework on public policies for educational reactivation, recovery and transformation. This Working Group is made up of ECLAC, UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank, IDB, CA…
In the framework of his official visit to the country, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, met today in Guatemala City with the President of the Republic of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo de León, where they discussed the current cooperation agenda between the Government and the United Nations regional organization and explored areas of collaboration for the Central American nation’s development.
ECLAC has stressed the importance of Latin American and Caribbean countries invigorating their growth and making…
En el marco de su visita oficial al país, el Secretario Ejecutivo de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, se reunió hoy en Ciudad de Guatemala con el Presidente de la República de Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo de León, encuentro en el que dialogaron sobre la agenda actual de cooperación entre el Gobierno y el organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas y exploraron áreas de colaboración para el desarrollo de esta nación centroamericana.
La CEPAL ha enfatizado la importancia de que los países de América Latina y el Caribe dinamicen su crecimi…
No contexto de sua visita oficial ao país, o Secretário Executivo da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, se reuniu hoje na Cidade da Guatemala com o Presidente da República da Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo de León; nesse encontro dialogaram sobre a agenda atual de cooperação entre o governo e o organismo regional das Nações Unidas e exploraram áreas de colaboração para o desenvolvimento dessa nação centro-americana.
A CEPAL enfatizou a importância de que os países da América Latina e do Caribe dinamizem seu crescimento e o tornem mais inclu…
The economies of the subregion were hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those dependent on tourism. As a result, the Caribbean has seen a reversal of the hard-won gains achieved in growing their economies and reducing unemployment and inequality. The inflation stemming from pandemic supply chain disruption, which has been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, has made the sustained uptick in economic performance beyond pre-pandemic levels unlikely, notwithstanding strong growth estimates for 2021 and 2022. The last two years have taught the region that continued ‘business as usual’ is…
En 2022, los países de América Latina y el Caribe enfrentan los efectos de una serie de choques que han deteriorado sus condiciones de inversión y producción, entre ellos la crisis financiera global, las tensiones económicas entre grandes polos de la economía mundial, la pandemia de COVID-19, la guerra en Ucrania y el resurgimiento de la inflación, en un contexto en el que se agudiza la emergencia ambiental y se acelera la revolución tecnológica. Numerosos analistas y organismos internacionales hablan de una serie de crisis en cascada entre las que se citan crisis climática, de salud, de emple…
Among the several development issues facing Caribbean SIDS, food and nutrition security has emerged as a particularly important challenge given its role in affecting the health and well-being of all of its peoples. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), (2021), as much as 67.5 per cent of the subregion’s population
is currently living in moderate to severe food insecurity. This is related mainly to the cost of accessing food, as well as the quality of food accessed. This compares to a global average of 27.6 per cent.…
Innovation, technological development and public-private cooperation are essential for a green, inclusive and sustainable recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to experts gathered today at the SDG Business Forum in Latin America and the Caribbean 2022: Innovation and Public-Private Cooperation for an Inclusive and Sustainable Recovery, who stressed the importance of forging social compacts between governments, civil society and the private sector with a view to implementing the 2030 Agenda in the region.
The event – organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Carib…
La innovación, el desarrollo tecnológico y la cooperación público-privada son esenciales para una recuperación verde, inclusiva y sostenible pospandemia del COVID-19, coincidieron hoy expertos reunidos en el Foro Empresarial para los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe 2022: Innovación y Cooperación Público-Privada para una Recuperación Inclusiva y Sostenible, quienes subrayaron la importancia de impulsar pactos sociales entre los gobiernos, la sociedad civil y el sector privado con miras a la implementación de la Agenda 2030 en la región.
El evento, organizado po…
To achieve a transformative recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which puts emphasis on investment for equality and sustainability, we must transform the State by restructuring the education and health systems, strengthening welfare states and moving towards a care society, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), stated today during a virtual keynote lecture given at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
ECLAC’s highest authority participated in the 14th National Dialogue for a Social Mexico: Developme…